Chapter 20: Late Night Snacks (I)

Scarlet Moon laughed "sneering": "Where can this be the same, Miss is just confused." Seeing that Shen Yuan had already taken the book in her hand, she cut out the wick of the candle and continued to embroider another tail of the white crane by the candlelight.

Shen Yuan held the book in his hand, found the place where he had stopped before, and began to read it again. She overestimated her spirit, she had said too much on this day, and she was really tired of singing, from holding the book to putting it down, the movements of her hands became smaller and smaller, until she stopped, and her whole hand was on the back of the book. Seeing that her master was no longer talking, Scarlet Moon also focused on embroidery, and when she heard a "bang" sound, she almost pricked her hand, and when she looked up, she was even more frightened - her master, who didn't want to speak, fell asleep in a daze, and hit the edge of the table.

"Miss!" She hurriedly put down her work to help, her master had already woken up slowly, muttering vaguely in her throat, she didn't care to listen carefully, straightened her body and shook her shoulders: "Miss, Miss is awake, let's go to bed." ”

"Huh? Well...... "Her master was indeed sleepy, knocked for a while and didn't wake up, yawned, half drowsy and half awake with her to help her off the soft couch, and finally said a complete sentence before the bed: "Scarlet Moon, I want to eat Sydney soup." ”

Scarlet Moon was made to cry and laugh: "Miss, you are trapped like this, what kind of pear soup do you eat, let's eat it tomorrow, Scarlet Moon will make it for you herself tomorrow, okay?" ”

Her master shouldn't have listened, Gu Zi sat on the bed, took off her shoes and socks by her, shook her head and continued to immerse herself in the pear soup: "Put less sugar...... Simmer a little longer and add a few sweet almonds. ”

"Sweet almonds? Does Miss want to eat? I called the kitchen to bring it. Scarlet Cloud heard this as soon as he entered the door, and he was about to retreat by holding on to the door.

"Good...... Oh, what are you going to give, Miss is talking in her dreams. Scarlet Yue only thought that Shen Yuan was sleepy, and what she said was all dreams, and she was about to put the bed curtain when she lay down and covered her with a thin quilt, but she was caught again: "Don't lie to me, go quickly." ”

This stunned the scarlet clouds: "Sister Scarlet Moon, in the end, in the end, do you want it or not...... I saw that there was still a light on the stove, and if it really didn't work, I could find it myself. Mo said that she was with one foot in the house and one foot outside the door, and it was extremely unsightly to leave the door open like this.

Scarlet Yue's own arms and sleeves were still caught by Shen Yuan, and she couldn't figure out whether Shen Yuan was really dreaming or really hungry, and she was afraid that Scarlet Cloud would go out without understanding, so she had to coax and agree first: "Okay, okay, let's do it." He said to Scarlet Cloud again: "Miss said that if you want to eat pear soup, you should add a few sweet almonds, put less sugar and stew more, you go first." Well! Wrong...... Don't stew more, okay, come back quickly, I'm afraid that the young lady is hungry, by the way, let's see if there are any snacks, and bring a few pieces. ”

"Okay, I'll go." Scarlet Cloud finally got the words, and raised his foot to take the door and retreated.

Scarlet Cloud hurried back to the backyard, and before she had even set foot in the kitchen, her nose smelled a familiar and embarrassing smell. It is true that the lights are still on in the kitchen, and there are indeed a few women and maids on the stove who are preparing supper, but there is a stove in the corner, and the clay pot sitting on it is not big, but the smell emitted is extremely penetrating, and any kind of dim sum fragrance must be bowed to the wind.

There was no one in the corner, only a rough little maid guarding the side, who was fanning the fire with a big fan. The flames licked the bottom of the clay pot, and the bright red light jumped and tossed, as if they were afraid that others would not see it.

The roots of Scarlet Cloud's ears were a little hot, and he pretended not to see it, and went to the stove and ordered almond and pear soup. In this place of Leng Xiang Pavilion, there are not many flower cards accompanying guests, and the two of them only serve the young lady, and they rarely have the opportunity to see those messy things. She stayed in the kitchen and waited, the smell went straight to her nose, but it was nothing unusual to look at the others, maybe she was too nervous and sensitive to the smell.

The supper prepared in the kitchen is ready to be sent to the front, and they are all common refreshments, cakes, candied fruits, etc., most of which are bought outside, not from the stove. Scarlet Cloud looked around, but always felt that it was not appropriate.

"Whatever Miss Scarlet Cloud wants, we can do it now." A woman in her early thirties stepped forward with a smile on her face, with little wrinkles on her face. Scarlet Cloud recognized her, surnamed He, who had been helping in the kitchen for some time, and she was quite neat in her work. The big girl beside the little pavilion master thought about it and thought it might as well give it a try.

"Sister-in-law He, Miss wants to eat pear soup, do you have an idea, what kind of dim sum do you want?"

Sister-in-law He happily rolled up her sleeves, the folds of folds and flowers on her face were piled deeper, and she said eagerly: "Girl, this is the right person, I will do it, and I can please the young lady by keeping it." ”

Scarlet Cloud watched her make a fire and set up a pot and knead dough and cut vegetables, her movements were smooth and orderly, and she had a bit of a posture of ambition, and after looking at it for a while, she found that she was making two snacks at the same time, which couldn't help but be amazing.

The strange soup in the corner came out of the pot one step ahead of time, and after a while, it was led by a raw maid, and a few plates of pastries were taken along the way. Scarlet Cloud didn't recognize her, so she asked Sister-in-law He who it was. The latter just opened the steamer, looked back, and said, "She, isn't she the top brand?" It is estimated that there is food in the first card house, so I took the soup and medicine by the way. ”

Scarlet Cloud said with a smile: "The people around you who can be the top brand must be very embarrassed, and they even came to receive the soup medicine in person, which shows that he is a kind person." ”

"Hey, what." Sister-in-law He has changed the pot, and sprinkled hot oil into a handful of green onion and meat foam, "She used to be a girl in the backyard, and she was usually silent, but she was suddenly asked to go, and when she came over just now, her little face was full of tears, hey." ”

Scarlet Cloud immediately sensed that something was wrong: "It's all tears? Did she do something wrong? ”

Sister-in-law He shook her head and sighed: "Who knows, I don't say anything when I ask her, I just shake my head, it's pitiful." Girl, help me hand me a salt shaker. ”

"Whoa." Scarlet Cloud picked up the salt shaker, lifted the lid for her to use, and continued to ask, "How long ago was that?" ”

"It didn't take long, just when I came to pass the snacks. In fact, she had been waiting outside, but she didn't make a sound, and the girl didn't see it. ”

Sister-in-law He is really good at work, but it takes a cup of pear soup to stew, and the two dim sum are out of the pot and placed on the plate, and they are packed in a two-layer food box, which is fragrant all the way.

On the way back, Scarlet Cloud still didn't see the warbler, and he didn't hear any Yueqin again, but saw the maid just now, who was standing outside the door of the warbler room, rubbing her hands with her head down, full of grievances, because she was a little far away, she couldn't see it really.

She couldn't help but wonder in her heart: looking at the top lady being impetuous, but the maids around her were timid, looking at this posture, should she have to stay overnight, I really don't know what the rules are.